Originally Posted by
oliverk021
I'm also a uk student. I'm chasing my dreams in the USA because due to monocular vision, i cannot collect a class 1 medical and commercial licence in the uk or europe. However, through SODA I can gain an FAA class 1 medical which means I can be a commercial pilot with monocular vision in the USA. I will convert my UK PPL to a USA PPL, do my SODA and then earn a student visa to live in the USA and attend flight school to get my CPL, then earn a work visa to live and work as a CFI to rack up my 1500 hours for my ATPL whilst earning money. I'm praying it all works out. Good luck!
1. It’s not considered good forum etiquette to ‘hijack’ someone else’s thread
2. “earn a student visa to live in the USA and attend flight school to get my CPL, then earn a work visa” - how exactly do you envision doing this under Trump 2.0